Wikipedia:WikiProject Zoroastrianism/Prospectus

This is a list of articles relating to Zoroastrianism in print reference sources.

Encyclopedia of Religion

Encyclopedia of Religion ed. Lindsay Jones

Major articles

Over two pages in length

• Gender and Religion* – Gender and Zoroastrianism;
• Indo-European Religions* - An Overview; History of Study; History of Study - The Second Grand Paradigm: Iranian Religions;
• Magi* – The Magi in Zoroastrianism;
• Parsis*;
• Zarathustra*; Zoroastrianism* - Scripture, Exegesis, Commentaries, and Catechisms; Doctrines and Mythology; Historical Aspects;

Significant articles

3 paragraphs to 2 pages

• Ahura Mazdā and Angra Mainyu; Airyana Vaējah; Amesha Spentas; Anāhitā; Ateshgah* – History; Modern uses;
• Chinvat Bridge;
• Daivas; Dakhma;
• Frashōkereti; Fravashis;
• Gender and Religion - Gender and Zoroastrianism - Influence of Doctrine; Gender and Zoroastrianism - Impact of Mythology; Gender and Zoroastrianism - Consequential Regulations and Rituals; Gender and Zoroastrianism - Changing Gender Relations within Society;
• Haoma;
• Indo-European Religions – An Overview – Mythic Legitimations of Society, Economy, and Polity; An Overview – Cosmology and the Gods; An Overview – Ritual Action; An Overview – Death, Resurrection, and Eschatology; History of Study – Discovery of the Indo-European Language Family; History of Study – Early Nineteenth Century; History of Study – The First Grand Paradigm: F. Max Müller and the Naturists; History of Study - The First Grand Paradigm: F. Max Müller and the Naturists – Solar mythology and the “disease of language”; History of Study - The First Grand Paradigm: F. Max Müller and the Naturists – Collapse of the first paradigm; History of Study – Empirical Reaction and Emergence of New Models 1900-1920; History of Study – Neo-Comparativists and the Search for a New Paradigm: 1920-1938; History of Study – Some Recent Developments;
• Khvarenah;
• Parsis – Pre-modern History; Modern History; Religious Institutions; Contemporary issues; Migration Overseas; Origins; Transformation in Premodern and Modern Times; International Dispersal and Its Consequences;
• Saoshyant;
• Yazatas;
• Zarathustra – Zarathustra in Zoroastianism; Zarathustra in Modern Scholarship; Zoroastrianism - The Founder, His Ideas, and His Representations; The Founder, His Ideas, and His Representations – Zarathustra's dates and place; The Founder, His Ideas, and His Representations – Zarathustra's images; Priests, Sects, and Lay Leaders; Priests, Sects, and Lay Leaders – The Magi in history; Priests, Sects, and Lay Leaders – Contemporary Magi; Priests, Sects, and Lay Leaders – Leaders and groups; Scripture, Exegesis, Commentaries, and Catechisms – The Avesta; Doctrines and Mythology – Dualism, pantheon, and demons; Doctrines and Mythology – Afterlife; Rituals; Rituals – Purity and pollution; Rituals – Worship; Rituals – Festivals and popular rites; Rites of Passage; Rites of Passage – Birth; Rites of Passage – Initiation; Rites of Passage – Marriage; Rites of Passage – Death and funerary practices; Historical Aspects – Ancient Iran; Historical Aspects – Conversion to Christianity and Islam; Historical Aspects – Medieval and premodern minorities in Iran; Historical Aspects – Modern Iran; Historical Aspects – Globalization of the faith;

Minor articles

1 or 2 paragraphs

• Ahuras;
• Gender and Religion - Gender and Zoroastrianism – History of the Study;
• Magi – The Image of the Magi in the Ancient World;
• Parsis – Ethnic Identity; Settlement Patterns; Doctrines and Rites in Medieval Times; Other Major Contemporary Issues;
• Zoroastrianism – The Founder, His Ideas, and His Representations – Zarathustra's teachings; Scripture, Exegesis, Commentaries, and Catechisms – Zand; Scripture, Exegesis, Commentaries, and Catechisms – The Pahlavi books; Scripture, Exegesis, Commentaries, and Catechisms – Pāzand and Sanskrit versions; Scripture, Exegesis, Commentaries, and Catechisms – New Persian and Gujarati texts; Scripture, Exegesis, Commentaries, and Catechisms – English renditions; Doctrines and Mythology – Cosmogony and sacred history; Doctrines and Mythology – Corporeal existence and humanity's purpose; Doctrines and Mythology – Apocalypse and eschatology; Historical Aspects – Medieval migrations;

Subarticles

• Ateshgah – History**; Modern uses**;
• Gender and Religion – Gender and Zoroastrianism***;
  • Gender and Religion – Gender and Zoroastrianism – History of the Study*; Influence of Doctrine**; Impact of Mythology**; Consequential Regulations and Rituals**; Changing Gender Relations within Society**;
• Indo-European Religions – An Overview***; History of Study***;
  • Indo-European Religions – An Overview – Mythic Legitimations of Society, Economy, and Polity**; Cosmology and the Gods**; Ritual Action**; Death, Resurrection, and Eschatology**;
  • Indo-European Religions – History of Study – Discovery of the Indo-European Language Family**; Early Nineteenth Century**; The First Grand Paradigm: F. Max Müller and the Naturists**; Empirical Reaction and Emergence of New Models 1900-1920**; Neo-Comparativists and the Search for a New Paradigm: 1920-1938**; The Second Grand Paradigm: Dumézil and the New Comparative Mythology***; Some Recent Developments**;
    • Indo-European Religions – History of Study - The First Grand Paradigm: F. Max Müller and the Naturists – Solar mythology and the “disease of language”**; Collapse of the first paradigm**;
• Magi – The Magi in Zoroastrianism***; The Image of the Magi in the Ancient World*;
• Parsis – Ethnic Identity*; Pre-modern History**; Modern History**; Religious Institutions**; Contemporary issues**; Migration Overseas**; Origins**; Settlement Patterns*; Doctrines and Rites in Medieval Times*; Transformation in Premodern and Modern Times**; International Dispersal and Its Consequences**; Other Major Contemporary Issues*;
• Zarathustra – Zarathustra in Zoroastianism**; Zarathustra in Modern Scholarship**;
• Zoroastrianism – The Founder, His Ideas, and His Representations**; Priests, Sects, and Lay Leaders**; Scripture, Exegesis, Commentaries, and Catechisms***; Doctrines and Mythology***; Rituals**; Rites of Passage**; Historical Aspects***;
  • Zoroastrianism – The Founder, His Ideas, and His Representations – Zarathustra's dates and place**; Zarathustra's teachings*; Zarathustra's images**;
  • Zoroastrianism – Priests, Sects, and Lay Leaders – The Magi in history**; Contemporary Magi**; Leaders and groups**;
  • Zoroastrianism – Scripture, Exegesis, Commentaries, and Catechisms – The Avesta**; Zand*; The Pahlavi books*; Pāzand and Sanskrit versions*; New Persian and Gujarati texts*; English renditions*;
  • Zoroastrianism – Doctrines and Mythology – Dualism, pantheon, and demons**; Cosmogony and sacred history*; Corporeal existence and humanity's purpose*; Afterlife**; Apocalypse and eschatology*;
  • Zoroastrianism – Rituals – Purity and pollution**; Worship**; Festivals and popular rites**;
  • Zoroastrianism – Rites of Passage – Birth**; Initiation**; Marriage**; Death and funerary practices**;
  • Zoroastrianism – Historical Aspects – Ancient Iran**; Conversion to Christianity and Islam**; Medieval migrations*; Medieval and premodern minorities in Iran**; Modern Iran**; Globalization of the faith**;